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A set of questions to help you with the Benchmark.
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1
The west African kingdoms were effected economically and in a religious way by
the standardization of the currency
the wars between the three empires
the development of the Silk Road
the salt-gold trading
2
What Japanese religion's name means "way of the spirits?"
Buddhism
Islam
Christianity
Shinto
3
Who is considered to be the father of Judaism?
Moses
Buddha
Abraham
Muhammed
4
What are the world's three major monotheistic religions?
Buddism, Judaism, Christianity
Hinduism, Judaism,Islam
Judaism, Islam, Christianity
Sanskrit, Judaism,Islam
5
What is the Silk Road?
a series of trade routes from India to Greece
series of trade routes from China to the Mediterranean Sea
a series of trade routes across Europe
a series of trade routes across nothern Africa
6
What is a theme of Chinese Tang Era poetry and art?
The beauty of God's creation.
The beauty of nature.
The greatness of the empire
The beauty of man's works.
7
Why were hunter gatherer communities nomadic?
They needed to find fertile soil for farming.
They needed to follow their food sources.
They did not like crowded living conditions.
They needed to find better paying jobs.
8
How did the Silk Road effect China?
It had little effect because China refused to change.
It made China prosperous.
It brought in new enemies.
It allowed Dao missionaries to spread their religion.
9
What was significant about Hammurabi's Code?
People began to find other homes.
the king developed more power
The people began more fearful of government
People knew what the laws were
10
What is the sacred text of Judaism?
Torah
Sanskrit
Vedas
Qu'ran
11
What do Hinduism and Buddhism have in common?
They both are polytheistic.
They both are monotheistic.
They both originated in China.
They both originated in India.
12
Where did Christianity begin?
Ur
Mesopotamia
Roman Empire
Arabian Peninsula
13
How are the writing systems of China, Egypt and Sumer similar?
They were written on clay tablets.
They are all wedge shaped.
They use pictures as symbols.
They use letters to represent sounds.
14
The development of surplus and trade caused
people to rest less
diseases among the people
war among neighbors
more free time to learn other skills
15
What civilization brought us the concept of zero and our numerals?
India
Mali
China
Mesopotamia
16
Which of these is NOT an invention of the people in Sumer?
sailboat
plow
wheel barrow
wheel
17
How did migration benefit the hunter-gatherers?
They were able to trade the surplus they hunted.
They could find better grazing land for their herds.
They learned new ideas from other cultures.
They followed their main food sources.
18
How is the religion of the Jews different from the religions of world at that time?
Jews worshiped on Sunday.
Jews made human sacrifices.
Jews were monotheistic.
Jews only worshiped gods no goddesses.
19
How are pyramids and ziggurats alike?
They were both built by slaves.
They were both used as tombs.
They were both used for religious activities.
They were both mud brick.
20
Which of these is NOT a lasting contribution of the Byzantine Empire?
democracy
preservation of Greek and Roman culture
emphasis on religious teachings
beautiful architecture
21
Which of these is NOT an architectural development of Rome?
concrete
columns
dome
arches
22
How did Constantine help spread Christianity?
He paid missionaries to travel along Roman Roads.
He legalized Christianity.
He was made Pope.
The forced Christians out of Rome.
23
Who held the true political power in Feudal Japan?
samurai
daimyo
shogun
emperor
24
What was the benefit of developing spoken language?
It was easier to pass on knowledge.
It was easier to make cave paintings.
It was easier to give directions to trading centers.
It was easier to domesticate animals.
25
What was a lasting result of Alexander the Great's rule?
the spread of Christianity
the division of the empire into city states
the spread of Greek culture
the spread of democracy
26
Which of these is NOT a way Paleolithic man adapted to his environment?
making appropriate tools a task
domesticating plants for gardens
building appropriate shelters
wearing appropriate clothing for the climate
27
The Muslim hajj is to their holy city of
Timbuktu
Medina
Jerusalem
Mecca
28
Which two Muslim groups disagree over who should have succeeded Muhammad?
Caliphs and Korans
Shiite and Minarets
Shia and Sunni
Sunni and Sunna
29
Who makes decisions in a direct democracy?
the Senate
the king
a majority of the citizens
the judges
30
What civilization is associated with paper, the compass and the seismograph?
China
Egypt
India
Greece
31
What civilization is associated with these social classes: pariahs, Brahmans,Visayans, Sudras?
India
China
Egypt
Phoenicia
32
Which of these did NOT contribute to the decline of the Roman Empire?
Severe financial problems
Germanic invaders
Its location near the Mediterranean Sea
Corrupt leadership
33
What occurred during the Neolithic Revolution?
People began to create huge cities.
Shift from hunting to gathering.
Shift from hunting and gathering to farming.
Shift from farming to hunting.
34
Why did civilization start in the valley between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?
They had plenty of water to take baths.
They had plenty of fish to trade.
The inhabitants were easy to conquer.
The land was fertile for farming.
35
How did the domestication of plants effect early man?
There was plenty of food.
trading developed
all of these
man began to settle in villages
